Simple pleasures in life

Often our lives are overwhelmed by our busy schedules. In the midst of our whirlwind of doing, we may overlook some of the simple pleasures that life can offer.
For that, Mommy is thankful of these simple pleasures that she indulges in.

1. Trying something new in the kitchen
Mommy loves the joy of whipping up a new dish in the kitchen. The feeling of anxiety in anticipation of a newly concocted dish is just therapeutic. Mommy's latest fad in the kitchen is casseroles.

This was the breakfast casserole that mommy prepared for daddy and Sheri last week. Casserole is a good way of sneaking in vegetables for our little girl even though she is not picky eater when it comes to vegetables. Her favourite is carrots, but she eats other vegetables like celery, mushrooms, corns and peas. However, she is not a big fan of red pepper and onions. So, mommy deliberately diced the red pepper and onions into small pieces and added them into the casserole. Guess what? Our little girl did not spit out the red pepper like she usually does.
Mommy also tried baking a shepherd's pie for the first time last week. Well, it turned out to be a big hit. Daddy and little Sheri swept out the dish cleanly. It does give mommy an immense sense of satisfaction when she sees her loved ones savoring the dish that she has specially prepared for them, to the last bit. Of course, there were times when things did not turn out the way I wanted, but I see it as an opportunity for me to improve on it the next time.

2. Accompanying Sheri through her 'Music Together' class
Mommy will bring Sheri to the Music Together' class at Live Oak Recreation Centre. There are about ten toddlers/babies in class and all of them have either their mommies and daddies with them. All of us will usually sit in a circle with our little ones on the lap. It is very interesting to see how our little girl responds to certain music in the class. Sometimes, she will just move to the centre and start dancing to the rhythm of the music without any hesitation. In fact, mommy has received positive feedback from the rest of the mommies that Sheri seems to enjoy the class very much.

3. Having a good workout
Nowadays, mommy tries to sneak out of the bed to go to the gym when our little girl is still fast asleep early in the morning on weekends. Thanks to daddy for taking care of our little girl during the weekends. I guess mommy really needs to take a break and take care of her own body too. So far, mommy has been quite disciplined for the past few weeks. Hopefully, mommy will be able to adhere to this arrangement as long as possible.